EDM has launched what it claims is the airline industry’s first app for designing cabin crew Door Trainers to make it easier for clients to specify what they require. The ‘Simulator Configurator’ app, which is free to download from EDM’s website, enables users to quickly and easily produce their...
Cairo, Egypt-based commercial operator Nesma Airlines has entered into a long-term training service agreement with Flyco Group. As part of the agreement, Nesma Airline’s training department will not only gain full access to Flyco’s Advanced Learning Management System (A-LMS), but will have the flexibility of creating their own bespoke...
The Embraer 170 Door Trainer EDM manufactured for S7 Airlines has passed its Factory Acceptance Test (FAT). The FAT was granted following two days of rigorous inspection and testing carried out by a senior team of S7 Airlines’ cabin crew training instructors and simulator engineers. Designed and built at...
Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, formally opens a new £1.3m 20,000 square feet facility for EDM next to the company’s Managing Director, Tony Bermingham, and the rest of EDM’s Directors. EDM welcomed the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, to officially open its new £1.3m manufacturing facility at the UK...
Bosch Rexroth has signed an agreement with KLM to supply the motion platform solution for one of its new Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainers (CEETs), which is being manufactured by EDM. Rexroth’s motion platform will be used to simulate flying conditions in a Boeing 777 aircraft cabin, with the CEET...
Rostock System-Technik GmbH (RST) has been selected by Malaysia Airlines Berhad to manufacture and deliver Airbus A350 and Boeing 737 door trainers to support emergency and crew procedure training at the Malaysia Airlines Training Centre in Kuala Lumpur. Both training devices will be installed by RST and commissioned together...
The DiSTI Corporation and Peak Pacific have announced a strategic partnership to provide Software as a Service (SaaS) virtual 3D training solutions for the commercial airline industry. Kishor Mistry, Peak Pacific Group’s CEO, stated, “Peak Pacific has developed a leading-edge SaaS platform for Competency/Evidence-Based Training (C/EBT) that we call...
AirAsia and CAE have concluded a sale and purchase agreement concerning the Asian Aviation Centre of Excellence (AACE), which is currently a 50:50 joint venture between the two companies. The US$100 million transaction (including earn-out) will give CAE full control over AACE's three training centres – located in Sepang,...
Flame Aviation has successfully completed the installation of a V9000 Commander Cabin Fire + Smoke Trainer for Philippine Airlines (PAL) at its Ninoy Aquino International Airport hub in Manila. Installation was completed in less than two days since the fire trainer is designed to be a ‘plug & play’...
Tony Bermingham, Managing Director of EDM (front row, second from left) and Mick Bonney, Sales Director of EDM (back row, third from left) at the contract signing ceremony with KLM on 24 August 2017. EDM has been selected by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to manufacture Boeing 777 and 737...